Ina Garten’s New Cookbook Reveals Her Classic Cosmopolitan Recipe
This ice-cold classic cocktail comes together in just 25 minutes for effortless entertaining!
Ina Garten, the beloved food personality known as the Barefoot Contessa, shares recipes from her newest cookbook, Simply Ina—and this Classic Cosmopolitan proves why her recipes are always a hit. “During the pandemic, I made a very large Cosmopolitan on Instagram that turned out to be just what we all needed at that moment,” Ina shares. Her secret? Using cranberry juice cocktail (not pure cranberry juice) and freshly squeezed lime juice for that perfectly balanced flavor. This elegant, ice-cold cocktail comes together in just 25 minutes, making it the ultimate effortless addition to your next gathering. Cheers to simple sophistication!
Want more delicious recipes? Check out Ina’s new book Simply Ina: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook out now!
Simply Ina Copyright © 2026 by Ina Garten. Photographs copyright © 2026 by Quentin Bacon. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Total Time
Prep Time
Ingredients
- 2 cups (16 oz.) good vodka
- 1 cup (8 oz.) Cointreau or triple sec
- 1 cup (8 oz.) Ocean Spray cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from 4 limes)
Instructions
PrintPlace martini glasses in the freezer for at least 15 min.
Pour the vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice cocktail and lime juice into a pitcher. Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Pour the drink mixture into the cocktail shaker until it's three-quarters full, cover with the lid, and shake for a full 30 seconds (it's longer than you think!). Strain the mixture into the frozen martini glasses and serve ice cold. Repeat with remaining drink mixture.
Conversation
All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines. Woman's World does not endorse the opinions and views shared by our readers in our comment sections. Our comments section is a place where readers can engage in healthy, productive, lively, and respectful discussions. Offensive language, hate speech, personal attacks, and/or defamatory statements are not permitted. Advertising or spam is also prohibited.
